The Sacramento Autorama, one of the world’s longest running indoor car shows, hosted over 500 world-class custom vehicles and handed...
A very deserving 1937 Delage was named Best In Show at the annual Keeneland Concours d’Elegance on July 20. The...
An extremely rare and pristinely conditioned 1937 Horch 853 Sport Cabriolet earned “Best of Show” honors at the 65th annual Hillsborough Concours d ‘Elegance, held Sunday at Crystal Springs Golf Course. Showcasing excellence in automotive design and engineering, the event honored featured marques BMW and Ford and was highlighted by...
Lincoln buyers were often wealthy enough to have special coachwork built for their cars. In 1927, Brunn did a beautiful...
A 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster was awarded Rolex Circle of Champions “Best of Show” out of more than 200...
The People The two people critical to the development of Tatra’s most significant automobiles, including the subject of this profile, were Hans Ledwinka and Paul Jaray. Ludwinka, born in Austria near Vienna, started his career as a mechanic, studied in Vienna, and was hired by Nesselsdorfer Waganbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft to work on...
The middle of April 1939, brought the end of the run of 3003 MG TAs. Following close on its heels...
One of three experimental aerodynamic prototypes built for the 1940 war-affected Mille Miglia, this unique 328 was designed by Wunibald...
Nash Automobile ads often go over the top when describing a new line of cars. Nash Motors certainly made their 1940 limited edition Nash Ambassador Eight Special Cabriolet sound pretty special in the ad announcing its availability: “Presenting a Brilliant New Sport Car – custom-built in the finest sports tradition...
In 1896, in Suresnes a western suburb of Paris, Alexandre Darracq started his business, A Darracg & Cie. His business...
Worldwide is gearing up for its 12th annual Auburn Auction this Labor Day Weekend, with a stunning 1948 Tucker Model 48...
Shooting-brake: A conveyance used to carry shooting parties with their large supply of firearms, cartridges, provisions, dogs and game. It could also be used to carry the “beaters” to and from the shoot. In France, station wagons were known as a break de chasse,the literal translation being “hunting break.”Later they...
Some of Buick’s most iconic design features, including waterfall grilles and portholes on the hood, originated with the 1949 Roadmaster...
This 1949 Delahaye 175 S, with flamboyant Saoutchik roadster coachwork, was originally custom built for Sir John Gaul and featured...
In 1903, Henry M. Leland began selling a $750, single-cylinder, automobile under the name Cadillac. Later touted as the “Standard of the World,” Cadillac would soon become consolidated under the General Motors banner in 1909. Over the ensuing years, the Cadillac brand would come to be known as a status...
Renowned GM stylist Harley Earl wanted to incorporate design elements inspired from post-war jet aircraft into the design language at...
Sensational French shapes and racing pedigree are part of what make Talbot-Lago automobiles exotic, beautiful, rare and sought after. Few...
The DB2 was a grand success, but Aston Martin wanted to entice more people to its creations. In 1953, AM launched its second car, at the Earls Court Motor Show, with the company’s savior’s initials: the DB2/4. Other than a modification to the chassis and a smaller fuel tank to...
Built in 1952, by Lou Fageol’s son Ray, the Pataray was essentially Lou Fageol’s original Fageol Supersonic reimagined with a...
In the early ’50s Grand Prix regulations changed. Aurelio Lampredi was able to create for Ferrari a new, larger displacement,...
In 1951, the Spanish industrial manufacturer ENASA, under the leadership of former Alfa Romeo engineer Wilfredo Ricart, debuted an exotic 8-cylinder sports car, the Pegaso Z-102, as way of broadening its brand and international prestige. Two, one-off, custom-bodied show cars were produced in 1952, one designed by Carrozzeria Touring called...
Societa Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori was an aftermarket company that produced parts to “hot rod” Fiats. The company was started...
Legends are often born in obscurity. Alfa Romeo’s humble beginnings gave no hint as to the extraordinary heights the company...
Before WWII, the term “sports car” was an alien phrase in the USA. There was no such thing. Returning G.I.s changed that when they came home with MG TCs. This gave America its first taste of small, nimble, four-cylinder sports cars. Enthusiasts on this side of the pond said, “Please...
Not every Alfa Romeo 1900C chassis that went to a Carrozzeria for custom coachwork (see this month’s Roadcar Feature) emerged...
At the 1953 General Motors Motorama in New York City, Cadillac unveiled a concept car designed by Harley Earl. Named...
In 1953, Chrysler’s famed design chief, Virgil Exner entered into a partnership with the Italian styling house Ghia to produce four Dodge concept cars on a 119-in wheelbase chassis with Dodge’s Red Ram Hemi V8 engine. The two-seat convertible pictured was the first of these Firearrows, but was a non-running...
Enzo Ferrari’s focus was on racing, not road cars, but he needed money to finance his racing addiction, so he...
The 1953 Turin Auto Show must have been quite a sight. It presented cars of what would become a landmark...
I spotted Phil Jelinek’s beautiful ’53 Kaiser Traveler Deluxe from across the Huntington Beach Concours show field. That is because this elegant, sporty looking automobile is even more distinctive today than it was when it was first introduced nearly 70 years ago. Its elegant design stands out when positioned next...
